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Devon Island (Inuktitut: ᑕᓪᓗᕈᑎᑦ, Tallurutit) [2] is an island in Canada and the largest uninhabited island (no permanent residents) in the world. It is located in Baffin Bay , Qikiqtaaluk Region , Nunavut , Canada.
Uninhabited islands are often depicted in films or stories about shipwrecked people, and are also used as stereotypes for the idea of "paradise". Some uninhabited islands are protected as nature reserves, and some are privately owned. Devon Island in Canada's far north is the largest uninhabited island in the world. [1] [2]
Devon Island, in the Canadian North, is the world's largest uninhabited island. Northeast Greenland National Park, which is the world's largest terrestrial protected area, has had a census population of 0 for many years since the only mine in the region closed. Nevertheless parts of this remote area can see seasonal use: 31 people and about 110 ...
The largest uninhabited island in the world. 28: Alexander Island: 49,070: 18,950: Antarctica: Antarctic territorial claims by Argentina (partial), Chile, and the United Kingdom. The largest island in Antarctica. 29: Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego: 47,992: 18,530: Argentina Chile: Tierra del Fuego Province Magallanes Region: The largest island ...
Little Inagua is a small remote island in the Bahamas. It is the largest uninhabited island in the Caribbean and has no fresh water. [1] The island remains in an undisturbed and natural state. [2] In 2002, the Bahamas Government designated it as Little Inagua National Park. [1]
Samson (Cornish: (Enys) Sampson) [1] is the largest uninhabited island of the Isles of Scilly, off the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula of Great Britain. It is 38 hectares (0.15 sq mi) in size. [2] The island consists of two hills, North Hill and South Hill, which are connected by an isthmus. [3] Samson was named after Samson of Dol. [4]
Cocos Island (Spanish: Isla del Coco) is an island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica, approximately 550 km (342 mi; 297 nmi) southwest of the Costa Rican mainland. [2] It constitutes the 11th [ 3 ] of the 15 districts of Puntarenas Canton of the Province of Puntarenas .
The island is instead known as the most remote inhabited island on Earth. Gough Island is uninhabited apart from a weather station with around 6–7 people on it but they are not a permanent population. [1] Easter Island is another omission. The island is 320 kilometres (200 mi) from Isla Salas y Gómez. [2]